Religious Studies at Gratz College

If you plan to study religious studies, take a look at what Gratz College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Gratz College is located in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 454. In 2021, 56 religion majors received their bachelor's degree from Gratz College.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Religious Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Gratz College Religious Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religion
• Master’s Degree in Religion

Online Classes Are Available at Gratz College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Gratz College does offer online courses in religion for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Gratz College Religious Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religion progam at Gratz College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religion major at Gratz College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Religious Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Most Popular Online Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	4
Most Focused Religious Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Religious Studies Schools	8
Most Focused Religious Studies Schools	14
Most Focused Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Popular Religious Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Popular Online Religious Studies Schools	32
Most Focused Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	41
Most Popular Religious Studies Master’s Degree Schools	84

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in religion from Gratz College. This makes it the #89 most popular school for religion master’s degree candidates in the country.

Religion Student Demographics at Gratz College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religion majors at Gratz College.

Gratz College Religious Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 56 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Religious Studies from Gratz College in 2020-2021, 4% were men and 96% were women. The typical religion bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% women. So female students are more repesented at Gratz College since its program graduates 63% more women than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religion at Gratz College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Gratz College with a bachelor's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Gratz College Religious Studies Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Religious Studies from Gratz College in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women.

In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 87% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Gratz College with a master's in religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Gratz College also has a doctoral program available in religion. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Religion Grads May Go Into

A degree in religion can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Gratz College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Philosophy and Religion Professors	1,040	$84,800
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	440	$93,440

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Shuvaev under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.